Early 2016 NFL Draft Small School Position Rankings

2016 Early Small School Top 10 Position Rankings

We continue to roll out our early preseason rankings with our top 100, overall position rankings, underrated players, and now our small school position rankings.

These rankings will change one more time as we continue to watch names who come up and as transfers, injuries, and buzz from spring workouts trickle in.

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Here is our first of two looks at the small school class by position this preseason.

2016 PRESEASON SMALL SCHOOL POSITIONAL RANKINGS

QUARTERBACKS

1 Carson Wentz North Dakota State 5th-6th
2 Josh Woodrum Liberty PFA
3 John Robertson Villanova PFA
4 Vad Lee James Madison PFA
5 Tre Roberson Illinois State PFA
6 Liam Nadler Gannon FA
7 James Harris California (PA) FA
8 Kevin Earl South Dakota FA
9 Jason Vander Laan Ferris State FA
10 John Gibbs Jr. Alcorn State FA

 

OTHERS TO WATCH (by School)

Kyle Washington Angelo State
De’Andre Thomas Carson-Newman
Jacob Huesman Chattanooga
Alex Ross Coastal Carolina
Matt Soltes East Stroudsburg
Jalen Whitlow Eastern Illinois
Matt Pawlowski Guilford (NC)
Drew Powell Livingstone
Daniel Sams McNeese State
Quantavius Peterson Mississippi Valley State
Moses Skillon Morgan State
Sawyer Kollmorgen Northern Iowa
Brady Bolles Northwest Missouri State
Michael Eubank Samford
Chris Lawshe Shippensburg
Ammon Olsen Southern Utah
Troy Mitchell Western Carolina
Mitch Glasmann Western New Mexico
Morgan Roberts Yale

 

RUNNING BACKS

1 Marshaun Coprich Illinois State 6th
2 Dy’Shawn Mobley Eastern Kentucky PFA/FA
3 Dominique Swope West Alabama PFA/FA
4 Geremy Alridge-Mitchell West Texas A&M FA
5 Cedric O’Neal Valdosta State FA
6 Cameron McDondle CSU-Pueblo FA
7 Anthony Bilal Lake Erie FA
8 Andy Hibbett Carson-Newman FA
9 Connor Thomas Minnesota State-Mankato FA
10 Mikal Abdul-Saboor William & Mary FA
West Texas A & M

OTHERS TO WATCH (by School)

Herschel Sims Abilene Christian
Darryan Ragsdale Alcorn State
Ryan Byrd Angelo State
Calvinaugh Jones Concord (WV)
Dalyn Williams Dartmouth
Connor Kacsor Dayton
Shepard Little Eastern Illinois
Brock Jones Gannon
Rahmann Lee Glenville State
Paul Stanton Jr. Harvard
Xavier Finney Idaho State
D.J. Abnar Liberty
Brandon Brown-Dukes Mercyhurst
Logan Lauters Minnesota Duluth
Raphael Spencer Missouri Western State
Michael Henry Nicholls State
Lamonte Thompson North Alabama
DiAndre Atwater Princeton
Jacobi Green Richmond
Khairi Dickson Saint Francis (PA)
Jalen Simmons South Carolina State
Zach Henshaw Tarleton State
Brandon Monk West Chester
Darius Ramsey Western Carolina

 

 

FULLBACKS

1 Andrew Bonnet North Dakota State FA
2 Seth Fisher Richmond FA
3 Nick Butier Northern Arizona FA
4 Gary Underwood Villanova FA
5 Jamal Wilson Montana Tryout

 

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OTHERS TO WATCH (by School)

Dalton Dillon Campbell
Shaun Workinger Concord (WV)
Emilio Gonzalez Lindsey Wilson (KY)
Jonathan Hammer Shepherd

 

 

WIDE RECEIVERS

1 Darrin Peterson Liberty 6th
2 Seth DeValve Princeton 6th-7th
3 Chris King Duquesne PFA
4 Dez Stewart Ohio Dominican PFA
5 Karnorris Benson Western Carolina PFA
6 Shaq Roland Prairie View A&M PFA
7 Marquise Cushon Pittsburg State FA
8 Reggie Diggs Richmond FA
9 LaDarius Brown Sam Houston State FA
10 Kowan Scott California (PA) FA

 

OTHERS TO WATCH (by School)

Cedric Gilbert Abilene Christian
DeMario Bell Alabama State
Jordan Payne Alcorn State
Chad Ward Bryant
Willie Tucker Cal Poly
Courtney Whitehead Central Arkansas
John Israel Coastal Carolina
William Morris Davidson
Jerel Harrison Delaware
Casey Osborne Delta State
DuShawn Brown Denison (OH)
Jon Schnaars East Stroudsburg
Andrew Flory Fort Hays State
Jordan Snellings Furman
Jamie Potts Grand Valley State
John Haley Hillsdale
Reece Horn Indianapolis
Andy Jones Jacksonville
Reggie Begelton Lamar
Jalen Hendricks Livingstone
JT Palmer Mercer
Jere Brown Merrimack
Jameer Jackson Minnesota State-Mankato
Jamaal Jones Montana
Adam Jiskra MSU Moorhead
Cougar Williams Nebraska-Kearney
Isaac White Norfolk State
Zach Vraa North Dakota State
Marcus Tucker Northern Michigan
Andre McCullouch Rocky Mountain
Nnamdi Agude Sacramento State
Tyler Dube Sacred Heart
Eric Shufford South Dakota
Paul McRoberts Southeast Missouri State
Jeff Smiley Southeastern Louisiana
Willie Quinn Southern
Nathan Mourik Southwest Baptist
D.J. Ward Stephen F. Austin
Le’Nard Meyers Tarleton State
Justin Houston Tusculum
Terrance Younger UVA-Wise
Kevin Gulyas Villanova
Jaivon Smallwood Virginia State
Shaq Hall West Georgia
Josh Mikes Winona State
Andrew Williams Youngstown State

 

Monmouth University

TIGHT ENDS

1 Tim Brown West Chester 6th
2 Beau Sandland Montana State PFA
3 Brendan Carozzoni John Carroll FA
4 Ben Braunecker Harvard FA
5 Cole Spurgeon Colorado Mines FA
6 Hakeem Valles Monmouth (NJ) FA
7 Gabe Hughes Florida Tech FA
8 R.J. Rickert Northern Arizona FA
9 Ryan O’Malley Penn Tryout
10 Temarrick Hemingway South Carolina State Tryout

 

OTHERS TO WATCH (by School)

Nathan Prater Charleston Southern
John Quazza Colgate
Cole Wick Incarnate Word
Bo Brummel Jacksonville State
Sean Binckes LIU Post
Zach Adler North Dakota
Braden Lehman Northern Iowa
Johnathan Powell Ouachita Baptist
Jamal Kett Simon Fraser
Joe Bowens Tennessee State
Ty Morgan West Alabama
Joe Sommers Wisconsin-Oshkosh

 

 

OFFENSIVE TACKLES

1 Joe Haeg North Dakota State 5th
2 Clay DeBord Eastern Washington PFA
3 Ben Curtis Delaware PFA
4 Travis Hening East Central FA
5 Cole Toner Harvard FA
6 Gunnar Bromelow Samford FA
7 Leon Hill Glenville State FA
8 Aleksandar Milanovic Sacramento State Tryout
9 Kevin Battle Jacksonville Tryout
10 Brian Berzanski Central Missouri Tryout

 

OTHERS TO WATCH (by School)

Zach Fondal Angelo State
Dakota Hoagland Bloomsburg
Michael Demos Butler
Kyle Stouffer Central Arkansas
Zack Martinez CSU-Pueblo
Cassidy Curtis Eastern Washington
Matt Erbert Fort Hays State
Adam Redman Harvard
Leonard Wester Missouri Western State
John Weidenaar Montana State
Alex Hey Morehead State
Jake Spies Nebraska-Kearney
Chris Bordelon Nicholls State
Shane Smith Northwest Missouri State
Pace Murphy Northwestern State
Britt Colcolough Princeton
Ethan Wirth Southern Illinois
Byron Williams Stephen F. Austin
Elwood Clement Texas A&M Commerce
Christian Garcia Texas A&M Kingsville
Nate Theaker Wayne State (MI)
Josh Wineberg Western Carolina

 

 

OFFENSIVE GUARDS

1 Torian White Hampton PFA
2 Herschel Prater Minnesota State-Mankato PFA
3 Jonathan Burgess Liberty PFA
4 Quentin Marsh McNeese State FA
5 Cory Tucker Slippery Rock FA
6 Shaq Davis West Texas A&M FA
7 Nick Gorman McNeese State FA
8 Shaq Anthony Tennessee State FA
9 Synjen Herren Chattanooga Tryout
10 Jim Walsh Grand Valley State Tryout
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OTHERS TO WATCH (by School)

Damian Love Alabama State
Issac Sampson Alcorn State
Abe M’Bodj Bryant
Tyler Hurd Central Connecticut State
Justin Johnson Charleston (WV)
Zach Wilk Cornell
Josh Wallace Delaware Valley
Brett Eyckmans Eastern Kentucky
Trey Shelton Eastern Kentucky
Aaron Neary Eastern Washington
Joe Turner Furman
Wesley Wingrove Idaho State
Adam Wright Jacksonville State
Joe Ray Lenoir-Rhyne
Frank Vruwink Michigan Tech
Clevonne Davis North Carolina Central
Brandon Anderson North Dakota
Donald Jackson Sam Houston State
Pono Keni San Diego
Joe Graves Southeastern Louisiana
Terran Vaughn Stephen F. Austin
Nick Perez Tarleton State
Stan Hasiak West Texas A&M
Alex Mitchell West Texas A&M
Michael Coe Western New Mexico
T.J. Chamberlain Wofford

 

 

CENTERS

1 Anthony Fabiano (OG) Harvard 7th
2 Garrick Mayweather Jr. (OG) Fordham PFA
3 Robert Booker Missouri State FA
4 Nick Borre Eastern Illinois Tryout
5 Joel Horn Montana State Tryout

 

OTHERS TO WATCH (by School)

Stephen Sippel Cal Poly
Christian Diehm Idaho State
Bruce Johnson Maine
Zach Mitchell Marian (IN)
Andrew Jones William & Mary
Conner Peters Wisconsin Whitewater

 

 

DEFENSIVE ENDS (3-4 AND 4-3)

1 Jonathan Woodard Central Arkansas 7th-PFA
2 LaMichael Fanning Jacksonville State 7th-PFA
3 Matt Judon Grand Valley State PFA
4 Victor Ochi Stony Brook PFA
5 James Cowser Southern Utah PFA
6 Darrius Caldwell West Georgia PFA
7 Thomas Bryson Minot State FA
8 Miles Grooms Hampton FA
9 Arbanas Elliot Missouri Western State FA
10 Teddy Corwin Illinois State FA

 

OTHERS TO WATCH (by School)

Anthony Lanier Alabama A&M
Clayton Callicutt Angelo State
Demarcus Berry Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Ryan Aelker Bluffton
Ugonna Awuruonye Campbell
Javaris Neal Carson-Newman
Jason Venckus Central Missouri
Tovar Sanchez Central Washington
Kwame Bell Clarion
Roderick Holder Coastal Carolina
Justin Zimmer Ferris State
Deantwan Whitehead Fort Lewis
Damon Gresham-Chisholm Howard
Gabriel Mass Lane College
Chima Uzowihe Liberty
Alex Hoff Linfield
Josh Gordon Minnesota State-Mankato
Tyrone Holmes Montana
Ronald Cooper Morehead State
Alstevis Squirewell Newberry
Isaac Ales Northern Iowa
Derrick Bavol Notre Dame College (OH)
Di’Andre Harrison Ohio Dominican
Chris Roberts Saint Augustine’s
Shaneil Jenkins Shepherd
Drew Iddings South Dakota
A.J. Bowen Southeastern Louisiana
A.J. Page Southwest Minnesota State
Toni Pulu Texas A&M Commerce
Amir Bloom Texas Southern
John Guilford Valparaiso
Reggie Paris Villanova
Tyler McCullen Wabash (IN)
Fidel Okoye Wagner
Andrew Cohen West Chester
Caleb Hawkins Western Carolina
Terrell Williams Youngstown State
Dartmouth College

 

DEFENSIVE TACKLES (4-3)

1 Devaunte Sigler Jacksonville State 6th
2 Javon Hargrave South Carolina State PFA
3 Al Page Wagner PFA
4 Anthony McDaniel Bowie State PFA
5 A.J. Zuttah Dartmouth FA
6 Johnny Maxey Mars Hill FA
7 Helva Matungulu Western Carolina FA
8 Junior Alexis Portland State Tryout
9 Brandon Yost Northwest Missouri State Tryout
10 Alex Tucci West Texas A&M Tryout

 

 

OTHERS TO WATCH (by School)

Kenny Allen Central Oklahoma
Josh Freeman Chattanooga
Zach Zidian Duquesne
Dino Fanti Eastern Illinois
Karon Gibson Indiana (PA)
Alex Mosley James Madison
Christiaan Davis Mars Hill
Taylor Sheridan Montana State
Quinn Horton Simon Fraser
Donald Bryant Stephen F. Austin
Shayvion Hatten Stephen F. Austin
Jake Ceresna SUNY Cortland
Dalvon Stuckey West Georgia
Kris Harley Western Illinois
Josh Bannick Wittenberg (OH)
E.J. Speller Wofford

 

 

NOSE TACKLES (3-4)

1 O.J. Mau Gardner-Webb 7th-PFA
2 Jon Desir Towson PFA
3 Tyler Kuder Idaho State Tryout
4 Xavier Gates James Madison Tryout
5 Taye Irvin Pittsburg State Tryout

 

 

OTHERS TO WATCH (by School)

Demetrius Mason Murray State

 

 

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS

1 Kamu Grugier-Hill Eastern Illinois PFA
2 Deon King (ILB) Norfolk State PFA
3 Connor Underwood Indiana State PFA
4 Gabe Terry (DE) Tennessee State PFA
5 Trevor Bates (DE) Maine FA
6 Sydney Omameh (DE) Ohio Dominican FA
7 Darnell Sankey Sacramento State FA
8 Leilon Willingham Northern Colorado FA
9 Myke Tavarres Incarnate Word FA
10 Toba Akinleye Columbia Tryout

 

 

OTHERS TO WATCH (by School)

Connor Quinn Bemidji State
Aaron Brown Charleston Southern
Will McNamara Dartmouth
Cory Magwood Furman
Joshua Thorne Hampton
Tim Llewellyn Henderson State
David Perkins Illinois State
Alex Donnelly Illinois State
Tedderick Terrell Jackson State
Chris Landrum Jacksonville State
Bo Brown McNeese State
Joe Dever Mercyhurst
Braysean Jones Miles College
Tyler Henderson Minnesota State-Mankato
Brandon Brown New Mexico Highlands
Jake Farley Northern Iowa
Derrick Thompson Northwestern Oklahoma State
Donelle Williams Presbyterian College
Keyen Lage South Dakota
Alex Wahl Upper Iowa
Greg Hilliard Wagner
Dubem Nwadiogbu Youngstown State

 

 

INSIDE LINEBACKERS

1 Luke Rhodes William & Mary PFA
2 Don Cherry Villanova PFA
3 Justin Cooper Samford Tryout
4 Kenny Murphy Valdosta State Tryout
5 Nick Dance Tennessee-Martin Tryout
6 Akil Anderson New Hampshire Tryout
7 Jameel Whitney East Central Tryout
8 Pat Meehan Illinois State Tryout
9 Darren Dungee Rowan Tryout
10 Logan Genz Arkansas Tech Tryout

 

 

OTHERS TO WATCH (by School)

Tavarius Washington Albany State (GA)
Demetrius Steed American International
Brandon Mohr Augustana
Ricky Wyatt Central Arkansas
Zach Slafsky Dartmouth
Tariq Allen Emporia State
Devin Rollins Howard
Kendall Walker Indiana State
Jeremiah Kose Montana
Will Ratelle North Dakota
Warren Shields Ohio Dominican
Kellen Sperduto Sacred Heart
T.J. Lally South Dakota State
Alex Green Valparaiso
Dillon Lucas Villanova

 

Sam Houston State

CORNERBACKS

1 DeAndre Houston-Carson William & Mary 7th
2 James Bradberry Samford PFA
3 Harlan Miller Southeastern Louisiana PFA
4 Matt Smalley Lafayette PFA
5 Trenier Orr Sam Houston State PFA
6 Michael Jordan Missouri Western State PFA
7 Isaiah Davis Central Washington FA
8 Cedrique Chaney Central Washington FA
9 Denzel Thompson Southeastern Louisiana FA
10 Makinton Dorleant Northern Iowa FA

 

OTHERS TO WATCH (by School)

First Name Last Name School
Warren Gatewood Alcorn State
EJ Jacob Carson-Newman
Mark McDaniel Catawba
Jarrod Watson-Lewis Cornell
Vernon Harris Dartmouth
Terrick Colston Delaware State
Teron Dobbs East Stroudsburg
Stanley Absanon Eastern Kentucky
Rashad Wadood Eastern Washington
Troy Smith Ferris State
Reggie Thomas Furman
Ivan Toomer Gardner-Webb
Ettian Scott Georgetown
Mark Sewall Indiana State
Travis Starks Indiana State
Jermaine Hough Jacksonville State
Will Lacy Jr. Lane College
Alex Avant Mercer
Randel Barber Minot State
Sam Brown Missouri Western State
Joe Johnson Monmouth (NJ)
Nate Harris Montana
Shai Harris Nebraska-Kearney
Tony McRae North Carolina A&T
CJ Smith North Dakota State
Marcus Alford Northern Arizona
Deiondre’ Hall Northern Iowa
Justin Wohlert Northwestern (IA)
Billy Eakins Ohio Dominican
Ayo Ogunniyi Richmond
Eddie Davis Rowan
Carroll Bailey Saint Anselm
Mikell Everette Sam Houston State
Trey Wesley Samford
Solomon St. Pierre Sioux Falls (SD)
John Tidwell Sioux Falls (SD)
Jimmie Forsythe South Dakota State
Karrington Jones Southern Oregon
LeShaun Sims Southern Utah
Jordan Sefon St. Cloud State
Bernell Brooks Tennessee State
Larry Murphy Valdosta State
Izauea Lanier West Alabama
Jaleel Lorquet Western Carolina

 

 

FREE SAFETIES

1 Eric Williams Indiana (PA) PFA
2 Christian Carpenter Towson PFA
3 Anthony Gaffney Princeton FA
4 Justin Otto Minnesota State-Mankato Tryout
5 Jordan Shaw Shorter (GA) Tryout

 

OTHERS TO WATCH (by School)

Najee Bright Alabama State
Kevin Rucker Jr. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Kyle Tomko Ashland
Donovan Morris Bloomsburg
James Dowgin Carroll College (MT)
Richie Sampson Coastal Carolina
Taison Manu Idaho State
Terrance Bryant Jacksonville
Eric Gargiulo Montclair State
Arnez Gray Newberry
Bryce Enyard Northwest Missouri State
Antonio Hamilton South Carolina State
Adam Sauder Taylor (IN)
Ethan Morriss West Texas A&M
Brandon Hathaway Wingate

 

McNeese State

STRONG SAFETIES

1 Miles Killebrew Southern Utah 6th-7th
2 Jared Roberts Lafayette FA
3 Brent Spikes McNeese State FA
4 Jordan Batiste Southeastern Louisiana Tryout
5 Joe Beckham III Miles College Tryout

 

OTHERS TO WATCH (by School)

Clayton Ewell Bucknell
Jourdan Wickliffe Eastern Illinois
Marqui Christian Midwestern State
Alex Kocheff Mount Union
Floyd Jones North Alabama
Tim Kilfoy Northern Iowa
Jamir Gee Pace
Ed Britt Presbyterian College
Chris Pauling South Carolina State
Micah Eugene Southeastern Louisiana
DJ Cameron Southern Illinois
Cole Champion Yale

 

 

KICKERS

1 John Lunsford Liberty PFA
2 Avery Llewellyn Colorado Mines FA
3 Brent Wahle Ohio Dominican FA
4 Michael Schmadeke Northern Iowa Tryout
5 David Last San Diego Tryout

 

OTHERS TO WATCH (by School)

Patrick Toole Albany (NY)
Andy Ellington Concord (WV)
Sean Decloux Maine

 

 

PUNTERS

1 Chris Sullens Missouri State Tryout
2 Lachlan Edwards Sam Houston State Tryout
3 Cory Carter Texas Southern Tryout
4 Ben LeCompte North Dakota State Tryout
5 Hamish Macinnes Jacksonville State Tryout

 

OTHERS TO WATCH (by School)

Sam Fowler Angelo State
Matt Spencer Central Arkansas
Dean DeVries Hope
John Fleck Howard
Osborn Umeh Indiana State
Austin Devine Lehigh
Jean Breaux McNeese State
Trevor Bolton Montana State
Kyle Clark Newberry
Ryan Hawkins Northern Arizona
David Strickland Point (GA)
Nick Bruno Stephen F. Austin
James Dugan West Georgia

 

 

RETURN SPECIALISTS

1 Ed Eagan Northwestern State PFA
2 Pokey Harris Murray State FA
3 Otis Wright Wagner Tryout
4 Adrian Wilkins North Carolina Central Tryout
5 Johnta’ Hebert Prairie View A&M Tryout
Abilene Christian

OTHERS TO WATCH (by School)

Jonathan Epps Abilene Christian
Torie Wagner Charleston (WV)
Shaquille Hill Eastern Washington
Juquelle Thompson Fort Lewis
Ty’Quan Hayes Missouri Southern State
Dre Nelson Princeton
Myles Holmes Rhode Island
Sheldon Mayer Shippensburg
Je’Ryan Butler South Dakota State
Xavier Roberson Southeastern Louisiana
Dylan Peebles SUNY Cortland
Ladarius Vanlier Tennessee Tech
Donnell Lewis Towson
Andre Stubbs Youngstown State

LONG SNAPPER

1 Kameron Canaday Portland State Tryout

 

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